Community means that people care about each other and respect each other, shared DaVita HealthCare Partners CEO and Chairman Kent Thiry. "We believe we're a community first and a company second." During his View From The Top talk at Stanford GSB on Thursday, November 19, Thiry discussed building his company's signature culture and described his leadership approach. Read more takeaways from the talk on Twitter: http://stanford.io/1HbKXwi
Kent Thiry, CEO of DaVita, explains to a Stanford Graduate School of Business audience on November 17, 2011, that leadership is not something that can easily be taught. Management can be taught, but leadership is a human skill that requires learning about yourself and other human beings. More about the View From The Top speaker series: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/vftt All View From The Top videos: http://www.youtube.com/course?list=EC5C14B375A7F2FEA8
Thiry had to develop vibrant culture in order to survive. The community came first, and successf followed. Recorded: October 2, 2007